Folding ice fishing rod



March 20, 1951 sEVlOLA 2,546,079

FOLDING ICE FISHING ROD Filed July 19, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I NV EN TOR.

ATI'D RN EYS March 20, 1951 A. F. SEVIOLA 2,545,079

FOLDING ICE FISHING ROD FiIed July 19, 1949 2 Sheets- Sheet 2 35 1 A/brz FgZZ fz *wm w ATTCI R N EYS Patented Mar. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,546,079 FOLDING ICE FISHING ROD Albert F. Seviola, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application July 19, 1949, Serial No. 105,613

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to fishing implements and more particularly to a combination folding fishing rod, spear and line holder.

One object of the invention is to provide a folding fishing rod which is particularly adapted for use in ice fishing which is generally practiced in the fresh water lake region during the winter months when the lakes are frozen, by cutting a hole through the ice and dropping a line to the bottom of the water. The folding fishing rod is so constructed as to provide a spear point otherwise damaging fabric such as the car upholstery.

-Another object is to provide a folding fishing rod having a hook support which is adapted to yieldingly tension the fish line after the same has been coiled about opposed supports carried by the fishing rod.

Another object is to provide a folding fishing rod having a spear which is adapted to be received within a protective chamber when the rod is in its folded position, so as to prevent damage when the folded rod is carried in the pocket or the like.

Another object is to provide a latch for the pivot joint of the folding rod for releasably holding the pivoted rod sections in an extended or folded position.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description of the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top elevational view of the fishing rod showing the same in its extended or projected position for use.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the folding fishing rod showing the manner in which the hand line is supported and the yelding holding means for receiving the hook.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view looking in the direction of the spear end of the fishing rod.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal cross sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows to illustrate the structure of the folding rod, and the manner in which the sections are hingedly connected one to the other. Figure 5 is a top elevational view of the fishing rod showing the same'in its folded position and illustrating the manner in which the spear end is received in the protective chamber of the handle.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the fishing rod in its folded position showing the manner in which the same is locked when folded.

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken longitudinally through the latch mechanism for releasably holding the rod'in' its folded or retracted position, and

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentarycross sectional view of one end of the folded fishing rod illustrating the manner in which the spear is re-Q' ceived in its protective chamber and showing the yielding spring means for urging the rod sections apart when the latch is released.

In the drawings, and more in detail, there is shown for the purpose of convenience of illustration a folding fishing rod generally designated '5, including a shank section 6 and a rod section 1."

The shank section 6 is reduced in diameter to provide an end portion 8 for receiving a handle 9 ofrubber or other composition. The handle being provided with finger receiving depressions I0 to facilitate ease in grasping the rod.

The section 6 is of round section and is pro vided with an inwardly extendin radially directed slot l2 to form a chamber for receiving the section 1 when the rod is in its folded position. One end'of the section 6 is formed to provide a narrow passageway M which communicates with the chamber I2 and forms a socket or opening for receiving the tang l 5 of the section 1, the tang l5 being reduced in width to provide fiat side wall'surfaces i6 corresponding in shape to the passageway [4 so that said tang may be pivoted between the ends I! of the section S by means ofasuitable pivot pin l8.

The section 1 and tang l5 are formed integral, and the section i is fashioned to provide a forwardly extending portion 20 having an upturned angular end portion 2| from which projects a spear point 22 in direct alignment with the axis of the pole, it being noted that the section 1 and forwardly projecting portion 20 are offset in parallel relation with the axis of the pole.

Extending upwardly from the forwardly projecting portion 20 of the section I is a pair of spaced line holding brackets 23 having angular end portions 24 to prevent displacement of a fishing line wrapped therearound as shown in Fig. 2, and extending between the arms 23 is a coil spring 26 having its ends affixed to said arms for receiving the fish hook 21 on the line 25 in one of the convolutions thereof so as to hold the hook and place the line under tension.

Secured to the angular end portion 2| of the section 1 is an eye 28 for the passage of the fishing line 25 when the fishing pole is in use. The reduced handle end 8 is formed with a radially extending slot 30 for receiving the spear 22 when the sections 6 and r] are: in their folded position; and the central portionpf said"'slot is rovided with a tapered bore 3| corresponding in shape to the spear end 22 so as to receive said end andhouse the same when the rod is in.its-= closed.) position.

A yielding leaf spring 32 is mounted-in: the:.:i slot 30 and has one end angularlybentas-at 33 a to embrace the end of the handle section 8 so that the end portion 34 may be clampinglyg'held ing; pins and--slot:= connections 38: with-the 1 side-- walls of the section-'6. Pr.ojections;39are formed: onztheqsliding plates-'3 l; tofacilitate.slidingmove ment ':of: :'.sfaid. :plates and: a ia-.tchpin :40 extends;

through'a slot in each. side Wall of the chamber [2; andihaszits ends connected-to the sliding-plates 31*;rThe1 pin 4llrz-islradapted to engage-a slot ll extending inwardly, fromvone wali' Of'the tang l5 toiehoid:the.section:1 within-thechambe'r l2; and

similarly;-v thei'latchr pin 49 'isaadapted to engage I within: a slot 42 111113116" opposite end .ofthe tang l 5ftoa hold :the rod section" 1 in its extended sorj: operative position:-

InJuse, the'latch'pini-dfl Sis removed bymanipu-z which causes thezlatch pindc to disen-gage'irom its slot 4|.42: depending uponwhetheratherod sections are "folded? I01" :extended.. to permit said seetionstoibe eitherv folded: or :extended as shown ini Fig'ures 5 an'dfi (foldedi or Figures 1 we (extended) i In view 1 of: the; fact that the: :leaf.

spring .e32izyieldingly urgesithe sections 1.6 Tandrl apartfromrtheir' foldedpositionKFigs; 5 and 6) ,1

the opening or :unfoldingof: the-sections willbex:

initiated by: simply releasing the latch pin 40 from'its corresponding slot '4! and manually extending: the sections'ato' their projectediposi-t tion aftemwhichxthe latch pinzt io-v isi rojected-1;

into"the1sl0t=42:to :hold the sections extended in 'sii.

alocked position.

of the latch means;

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred embodiment thereof, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a folding fishing rod, a handle section 0 having a longitudinal chambertherein and'a slot extending inwardlyfrom one end thereof; a rod section pivotally mounted Within said slot to fold within said chamber, a protective chamber in said handle-"section, a spear on said rod section adapted to be received in said protective chamber, said-protective 'chamber being in communication Withthe first mentioned chamber, and means for holding said handle and rod sections in their folded and projected positions.

2. In a foldin fishing rod, a handle section having.- fa longitudinal chamber extended at one endto form a reduced -chamberi and .at the otherwend to provide :a slotrextending. transverselyfgof-fi the {handle SEC'GlOngfi fishing-rod "section" having a .tang- ,received: 111': said? slot, 'sa-ids-tang being formed with :slots in eachend thereof; pivot pin means for holding saidrsections'together, and'a z sliding latch pin :at one "end. of said-longitudinal chamberadapted -to.:-be 'slidably yreceivedfselec-if tivel'yfin said slots at" each-end-ofthe tang to holdthe sections in their folded andi'eXtended-positions.

3. In "a i'foldin fishing 1'0d,'z-,a -:handle :sectiom having a:longitudinalechamberireduced;rat-one; end-to: form a guard:housinggandaformed:ati its: -"opposite end to providea'pair 1ofaspa'ced wall s'ur-t;

faces; a rod: section'having. a atang. at oneend pivotally 1111011111386.'bbWB'BIlz'f'SEJidQWifll surfacesz said tang be'ingvjformed. with slots zinzth opposite: ends :thereof, :a sliding. latch" :member carried-shy; zthe-ihandlefsection and: adapted to be. alternately receivedi'in 'saidi slots incthex' tang. of". said rod section :to hold the irod -s'ection in" .itsxfolde'd' and extended positions, a spear on one end ofi'said JsI rod section. adapted? to' be received in said: guard chamberflzwherr theisections" arer 'intheir folded position',: and: yieldingivspring tmeans'mountedin 1 saidlgu'ard housing and adapted -to force the sec-- tions apart from a folded position upon rele'ase ALBERT SENZIOE'A. w

REFERENCES iCI'IED Thefollowing-references are 'ofrecord in the file of this patent:

UNITED. STATES PATENTS Number:- T" Names: Date I 895,372 Hostetter et al .Aug;:4, 1908: "J 1,056,404 Ldrenzoi; Mar;l8,1913 

